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  2. Health Benefits of Cold Water Therapy May Be Short-Lived ...

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    For example, cold-water immersion reduced stress levels only during the 12 hours after people were exposed to the cold. In addition, people who took 30-, 60- or 90-second cold showers for 30 days ...

  3. Benefits of cold plunges may be short-lived, review finds

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    Cold-water immersion includes a broad range of actions that allow for exposure to cold water. Authors of the current review note that it has become more popular in recent years among athletes and ...

  4. Are cold showers good for you? What the science says

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    Quickly going from hot to cold could be too shocking, so ease from lukewarm water into cold, Simon suggested. Fifteen to 30 seconds of cold exposure is good to begin with, Reed said. After that ...

  5. Ice bath - Wikipedia

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    Another agreed that a mere cold bath is preferable to ice baths which are "unnecessary." [18] A third report suggested that cool water (60–75 °F, 16–24 °C) was just as good as water at a lower temperature (54–60 °F, 12–16 °C) and that eight to ten minutes should be sufficient time, and warned against exceeding ten minutes. [20]

  6. Cold shock response - Wikipedia

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    Cold shock response is a series of neurogenic cardio-respiratory responses caused by sudden immersion in cold water. In cold water immersions, such as by falling through thin ice, cold shock response is perhaps the most common cause of death. [1] Also, the abrupt contact with very cold water may cause involuntary inhalation, which, if ...

  7. Dousing - Wikipedia

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    Compare cold water dousing with ice swimming. The effects of dousing are usually more intense and longer-lasting than just a cold shower. Ending a shower with cold water is an old naturopathic tradition. There are those who believe that this fever is helpful in killing harmful bacteria and leaving the hardier beneficial bacteria in the body.

  8. Contrast bath therapy - Wikipedia

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    Contrast bath therapy is a form of treatment where a limb or the entire body is immersed in hot (but not boiling) water followed by the immediate immersion of the limb or body in cold ice water. [1] This procedure is repeated several times, alternating hot and cold.

  9. 15 genius finds to help you survive cold and flu season

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    When I'm sick, I crave ice cold water. When you have one of these 40-ounce Stanley Quencher insulated mugs, you can be sure you're drinking enough liquids — and keeping your drink as cold as ...